The guide also includes a list of symptoms of clinical depression, most of which are directly related to socio-emotional issues (e.g. withdrawal from peer groups) so we can highlight how depression influences this part of teenager's development.
I also dug up this clip from the educational film Day for Night, in which students who suffered from depression describe their experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLUL1OmpxI&feature=relmfu
It's only about a minute long, so I was planning on showing most or all of it to either introduce or bookend the topic of teenage depression... thoughts?
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm
The guide links to two articles useful for teachers with depressed students. One is written by a student who suffered from depression and includes her suggestions for how teachers can deal with depressed students:
http://www.healthyplace.com/depression/children/depression-in-school-a-students-trial/menu-id-68/
The second is by a teacher who experienced a student suicide attempt and includes some specific guidelines for teachers dealing with extremely depressed students:
http://www.healthyplace.com/depression/children/suicide-a-teachers-experience/menu-id-68/
I'll definitely include some info from both of these, and may pass on the links to the other fellows.
The guide also includes a list of symptoms of clinical depression, most of which are directly related to socio-emotional issues (e.g. withdrawal from peer groups) so we can highlight how depression influences this part of teenager's development.
I also dug up this clip from the educational film Day for Night, in which students who suffered from depression describe their experience:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLUL1OmpxI&feature=relmfu
It's only about a minute long, so I was planning on showing most or all of it to either introduce or bookend the topic of teenage depression... thoughts?